Tulip Nail Salon

Tulip nail salon is not the most elegant and luxurious salon on the UES, but you certainly get your money’s worth. Staff is friendly and welcoming, they are always ready to accommodate, and always go when I need to relax. I get the shellac manicure and regular Pedi ($ 53 total), which will normally take about an hour and a half, but they do a fantastic job. Shellac manicure is always perfect and everyone does a great job. Ana is EXCELLENT and I am very picky with my nails. They also give you a 2 min massage for free while your nails dry. My go to spot!

The lady doing my nails was more interested in the gossip her coworkers were passing and/​or what they were laughing about than my nails. She asked if I’d like her to file my nails in a square or round shape, I said square. She filed my nails all fucked up! Kept having to check her work and ask her to fix a nail. I usually let stuff like this slide if I feel no one would notice but it was very obvious. I was left with short nails :(my nails take a long time to grow too so I’m heart broken. After a few times of me asking her to fix her work, she started to get sassy with me. Began sighing, putting the nail polish bottle down harder, closer the drawer harder etc. I went in wanting a Mani with a simple two nail design and it came out to $ 20. Insane. Learn from me and never go back there.

I went here for a massage. I told them that my biggest reason for wanting one was that I had an event to attend in the area in about half an hour, and I was tired and hoping I’d nap (or at least just relax) on the table. I get massages all the time, so I know when people know what they’re doing. The «masseuse» knew nothing about massage, which didn’t surprise me, since I just really wanted to drift off for a bit. What bothered me is that SHE MADE PHONE CALLS while she was massaging me. (She was giving me a crappy one-​handed massage while talking.) The first time, I let it go for a while, hoping it was just an emergency quick call. When it went on and on, I said, «Please get off the phone.» She hung up and apologized, and I figured that was that. (It should never have happened in the first place, of course!) I was starting to relax despite her incompetent massage, when she got on the phone AGAIN. I told her angrily to cut it out. The THIRD TIME, I just got up off the table. All of which is infuriating enough, but the reason I’m steaming long after the experience, is that they still expected me to pay, despite my being very angry and expressing it to the woman at the counter. And there was no mistaking it, since I’d stormed off the table. The woman claimed to be giving me a discounted price because I was unhappy, but that was a bald-​faced lie — it was exactly what she’d told me I’d pay when i went in. I had been trying to relax, so I paid because I didn’t want to fight. I wish I’d just walked out without paying because I steam every time I see this place.

Not too impressed with the service at Tulip. I stopped in on a walk after seeing that prices were in the range I would expect and they had good reviews. I may have just gotten the girl who was ready to go home, which I get, but I had to ask her to put more than literally 20 seconds into buffing the callouses from my feet. She did an ok job but that just seems like a must that I’d expect to do if that was my job. Wouldn’t make a point of returning. Not horrible, just not the best experience.

The girl who started on my pedi was super sweet and gentle and did a pretty good job. She started out on my mani but then handed me off to an older lady (maybe the owner?). She was a bit rough and had a very weird way of painting my nails (I did the gel polish). She would paint two nails and have me switch off hands while the other one was under the uv light, so I was constantly changing hands since she was doing two nails at a time and alternating hands. Not the most relaxing experience. On top of that my nail chipped two days later due to a poor filing job on my mani and the polish itself was so far from my cuticles that it looked outgrown after a few days. It wasn’t horrible though, just not the best experience I’ve had.

This is my go-​to place in NYC. I have been going for the past month, and absolutely love it.
Let me break it down for ya…
First: it is clean. I can’t express how refreshing it is to find a salon in NYC that is actually clean. You actually SEE the women cleaning the pedicure baths with BLEACH after they are used… love it.
Second: the prices are totally reasonable. Unfortunately, the salons that generally do decent work are off the charts expensive (thank you New York), but this salon is completely acceptable. I think mani/​pedi is $ 30… awesome. **be warned: there is a $ 2 extra fee on the credit card, I believe…**
Third: attention to detail. It is hard to determine what is considered to be «flawless,» but I really think my nails are when I leave this salon. I have had the owner the few times just because I get UV gel, and she is wonderful. With that, the other women I have had are just as great. They really care about your nail care, and nail health. If you have a special request, or see something «not going right,» they are really approachable, and fix the issue
Fourth: wait time. If you walk into the salon at 6pm on a Friday evening, you can bet you are going to be waiting. My advice is to call ahead and make an appointment. I haven’t ever had to wait when I had an appointment. If anything, I feel like there was a nail technician waiting for me to arrive to ensure I did’t have to wait for my scheduled appointment time. The one time I did walk in for a pedicure, I maybe had to wait 5 – 10 minutes before someone came over. The owner was so kind, and offered me many extra free services, and thanked me tremendously for waiting.
well-​done!

Horrible service. They didn’t pay attention to me and were very preoccupied. They were rough and didn’t do a good job. I had to return and get my nail fixed because it was bubbly from too many coats of polish. I hate this salon and won’t come back.

I may not be ready to go back to school, but my nails are! This place is awesome, very clean and super friendly.

I happened upon this salon one year ago. At that time I had sworn off mani’s because they reliably lasted 1 day. Not the case with Tulip! Beautifully done mani’s and pedi’s. I never feel rushed and everyone is pleasant. Exceptionally clean. Kids pricing available — they are great with kids– not a given.

IMPORTANT NOTE: TIP IN CASH, OTHERWISE THE GIRLS DONT GET PAID OUT PROPERLY
Great service, but always trick you into staying if there’s a wait. They sit you right in the pedicure chair as soon as you pick your colors and make you wait there forever so that you’re already committed and feel badly getting up. Great tactic, but tricky.
The ladies are all very nice and you can tell they appreciate your cash tip very much. They all pay serious attention to detail, so don’t come here in a rush. Come here for a quality, reasonable (for the Upper East Side) manicure.
I’m always looking for OPI UV Gel, but they don’t have it here either.

Today i came to this establisment to get gel on my nails and full pedicure. Mind you im from out of town. First thing i notice at 1 pm saturday it empty. No customers… ive should have known why. Owner has a bad attitude. She used no pumice stone. Barely cut cuticles… horrible service. When i started to point out the horrible job she did on my feet. She went wild child on me with a broken vietnamese accent. She doesnt use any th hing to make your toe, bottom of feet etc… mind you i get my feet done every 1 ½ week done both feet and hands. Her services r horrible. Girls stay away from this filthy establisment. I woul not have my dogs feet done there. If you go look at how many people is there and how many people is working there. Just that alone says i all.
Iif i can give it a zero i would, but unfortunately Unilocal does not have this capasity.

Fantastic service by the owner and his wife (?)– everyone is so accomodating and really treat you like a queen. I had to wait a while to get a manicure because it was so busy on a Monday after work, but the owner seemed really apologetic so I didn’t mind. My manicure is done to perfection, the price was very reasonable (especially with the mani-​pedi deal and rewards program), and the little massage at the end is nice. I did come here to get a pedi last month, and I wish they spent more time on the bottom of my feet (which is really what I get a pedi for, not the nail polish, as I get really thick skin from wearing heels all the time), otherwise I would’ve given this place 5 stars. I live right nearby so I will be returning, and hope that their pedicures are more extensive!
But again, a well-​run, clean establishment. Well done!

Very attentive service and very nice nail techs. They did a good job with a gel manicure and a regular pedicure. I had my eyebrows done and I was not as pleased with that service. The prices are very good and they have a loyalty card, which is a nice touch. I would definitely return for my nails, but not my eyebrows.

This review is to clarify Brittany M.‘s incorrect statements as I was the client that the owner was working on when she came in. The owner was doing my pedicure when she came in and went over to her to see what was wrong with the nails. I didn’t hear what was said but I assumed she told her that she would help her as soon as she was done with me. Brittany M. made a huge scene, acting like a child, raising her voice and demanding that someone start to soak her nails (even though the salon was full and no one was available to help her AND there was another woman that had been waiting to get her nails done). Brittany M. was incredibly rude and yelling about how she would not be returning, etc. to the point that the owner’s hands were shaking and she was visibly upset, although trying to remain calm and professional, while she was trying to finish my manicure.
Once the owner went over to help her, she did not ONCE yell at her but Brittany was raising her voice the entire time trying to tell the owner how to do her job and demanding to see a manager… you get the point, the girl was a nightmare. Brittany also had the nerve to write her ranting review while sitting in front of the owner, which is why she told her she would wait until she was off her phone to do her nails. As soon as Brittany stormed out of the salon myself and the rest of the customers that had witnessed her tantrum looked at each other in shock and disgust, and the owner apologized to all of us for the disturbance.
I have been a client of Tulip (and before Deluxe — they recently moved to Tulip) for the past 5 years and have always received great service. Ultimately, the point is, this salon is great, the owner is a wonderful woman who is willing to fix your manicure if it chips (which other salons will charge you for) BUT you need to act like an adult and be polite… you cannot just walk into a full nail salon and act like an entitled brat demanding things and expect people to jump to help you.

Did my gel nails here & they were amazing! the staff is friendly, taking their time to make sure everything was great. Definitely coming back again!

Stopped by to get a Mani since the winter had really done my nails out. My hands and nails weren’t in their best shape and I saw that Tulip Nails Spa had recently opened so I decided to check them out. Definitely glad I did because now my hands and nails feel so refreshed and ready for summer. They did a good job fixing mu cuticles and shaping my nails. Also, they have a really good selection of color gels and polishes to choose from and they’re all so perfect for the summer! Their color gel manicures are only $ 28, alot cheaper than the others in the neighborhood. #satisfied#summer#fresh#colorgel

I’m not one to usually write a review about a place, but given my experience, I felt like I had to say something. I’ve been looking for a new nail salon and decided to try this place after reading all the reviews. The place is clean, but my manicure was not what people described theirs to be. After pushing and cutting my cuticles, my manicurist did not clean my nails off properly so when she painted over them, several came out lumpy. I can understand a couple of air bubbles, but these lumps are very obvious and on several nails. Furthermore, I requested a 10 minute chair massage, which costs $ 14, but mine only lasted 6 minutes. I understand it’s Friday during rush hour, but maybe the timer should have been used. I walked away feeling like I wasted almost $ 30. Will not be returning.

I recently moved to NY and I was looking for a nail salon and I stumbled across this nail salon.
The service was great and for $ 24 I was able to get a massage and a manicure. Zoe had great customer service and did a great job on my nails. I will definitely be returning.

The staff were very friendly and helped me and my two friends right away. I appreciated the little shoulder massage with my $ 10 manicure. After I left, I wanted to give them 5 stars right away because the experience was so nice. But my manicure started chipping after two days. :/

Great service for a $ 10 manicure. I wanted to try out black color for the first time, and the staff attentively helped me check out different ones. She suggested adding a bling-​bling layer which absolutely gave the nails a nice touch. They also provide waxing, spa, etc.